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UK Record Industry Sues 'Major Filesharers'

Posted by michael on from the look-out-granny dept.

Joel Rowbottom writes "The British Phonographic Institute has warned that it is about to engage in a round of legal action against file-sharing users, following in the footsteps of the RIAA. Apparently they are 'safeguarding the future of music' - don't you just feel so secure and cuddly knowing that?" Their statement is available.

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  1. Pornographic Institute.. by Short+Circuit · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Am I the only one who read that as, "British Pornographic Institute"?

    Makes me feal warm and cuddly, but in a different sense.

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  2. Re:Dammit by Blittzed · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Phew! So it wasn't just me! Got to admit though, I was worried about my porn collection there for a minute! ;)

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  3. OK, maybe its just me... by emtboy9 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    But why is it that every time I see the B.P.I.'s name in an article, I see the work Pornographic instead of Phonographic??

    ON a more serious note... isn't it amazing how BPI seems to think that what really ISNT working for the RIAA will work for them in the UK... then again, this is about lining the coffers with gold, not getting justice for some crime...

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  4. Re:Now might be the time for ANts by Anonymous+Brave+Guy · · Score: 0, Redundant
    If the law doesn't match up to what rights the person thinks the author should have, then of course you can.

    <reductio ad absurdum> Great! I think idiots who want everything free shouldn't have the right to life, so I'm going to go kill them all and make the world a better place. </reductio ad absurdum>

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